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Clays and Clay Minerals

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0009-8604eISSN1552-8367

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.51

H-Indexi

160

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.649

Total Worksi

4,376

Total Citationsi

175,922

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Clays and Clay Minerals publishes original research on all aspects of clay science and technology. This includes mineralogy, crystallography, chemistry, physics, geology, and applications of clays and related materials. The journal covers topics such as clay formation, structure, properties, and behavior, as well as their use in various fields like ceramics, catalysis, environmental remediation, and materials science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications4,376

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0009-8604 / 1552-8367

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

817

2019

924

2020

681

2021

590

2022

277

2023

126

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ2

Soil ScienceQ2

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryMineralogySoil Science

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyGeochemistry and PetrologySoil ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Clay minerals and soil interactionsIron oxide chemistry and applicationsSoil and Unsaturated FlowGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Frequently asked questions about Clays and Clay Minerals

Is Clays and Clay Minerals a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Clays and Clay Minerals: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Clays and Clay Minerals?

Clays and Clay Minerals is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.00.

Is Clays and Clay Minerals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Clays and Clay Minerals is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.